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Visitors to Westgate will require a Covid-19 SafeKey in order to enter the facility in a move to protect staff and inmates from the virus.
A spokesperson for the department of corrections said, “For the most part, our existing visitation policy will ...
DATE: Aug 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Long-term residents will be able to apply for permanent residency in Bermuda in a major overhaul of immigration regulations.
Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, made the announcement at a press conference yesterday afternoon.
Mr Hayward was flank...
DATE: Aug 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Government is to provide free training for people looking to work in the energy industry.
Walter Roban, the minister for home affairs, announced the launch of a new course at a press conference last week.
Mr Roban said that a five-day course was comp...
DATE: Aug 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The US Consulate and the Customs and Border Protection agency teamed up to donate supplies of bottled water to Covid-19 test centres last week.
Karen Grissette, the US Consul General, and CBP port director Cletus William said the donation was a gest...
DATE: Aug 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
More than 70 volunteers working with Bermuda’s youth through the Mirrors programme have been recognised at an awards ceremony.
The volunteers were acknowledged at the Volunteer Appreciation and Awards Ceremony hosted by Mirrors Alumni and Friends Ass...
DATE: Aug 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Selena Fields has been re-elected as president of the Bermuda Entertainment Union.
Members of the union elected a new executive committee earlier this month, with Darryl Simons voted in as vice-president.
The full list of the BEU executive committee...
DATE: Aug 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Firefighters extinguished a blaze at a home on So far Lane in St David’s yesterday.
According to a spokesman for the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service, two appliances from the Clearwater and Hamilton stations were called to the scene at about 3.30pm.
T...
DATE: Jul 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A ban on new work permit applications in a slew of job categories has been extended for a further three months until the end of October.
But seven professions have been moved from ‘closed’ to ‘restricted’, meaning that employers can submit work permi...
DATE: Jul 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Government has confirmed that it is acting as guarantor for a controversial loan to fund an energy-saving project at the National Sports Centre.
In the House of Assembly on Friday, Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, confirmed that Government had...
DATE: Jul 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Unemployed people will be able to claim financial assistance from government for up to seven years under changes agreed by MPs on Friday.
Legislators raised the cap on the amount of time people can claim financial assistance from five years to seven ...
DATE: Jul 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell